--- Suresh Rajagopalan <sureshvr19@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Bhagavatas: > We have heard a lot on the subject. > Can we close the discussions with this last posting > and move on? > Thanks. > Dasoham > Anbil Ramaswamy > Editor Dear SrImAn Anbil, Thank you for closing the thread. Just a few words from my side so that I can conclude a discussion that was started by me. The principal message adiyane sought to convey was: If there is a choice of celebrating our children's b/day ("tirunakshatram") differently and more meaningfully, why not shed the alien practice of 'cakes and candles' and switch to a traditionally Indian way? In the process we can perhaps also ensure 'veda-vedavith- samrakshaNam' (nurturing of Vedas and livelihood for Vedic chanteurs)? Ultimately, how one wishes to celebrate the b/day of one's child is a matter of individual choice... If "cakes and candles" symbolize or signify for us the same thing as "kEsari", there is really no further discussion, is there? And BTW, adiyane checked it out with someone more knowledgeable than me here in Kuwait about reciting Upanishads while observing an auspicious event (e.g. a child's b/day). I'm told there is no bar at all. It is said that except for "kATa-prashnam" of the Upanishads (which is not to be recited in homes) the rest is eminently fit to be recited on all occasions. If there is a contrary view to this, it becomes then a debate for the pundits, and not certainly for me, anyway. A final word for my good friend, SrImAn Rajagopalan Raghunathan of Kuwait. Adiyane's note was not one of personal praise but appreciation of the choice you made in celebrating your son's b/day in a novel way. May God bless the child with long and healthy life. Thank you all for your vigorous and interesting views. Regards, dAsan, Sudarshan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Mother's Day is May 12th! http://shopping.yahoo.com
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